Swiss Indoors 2014: Nervous Rafael Nadal uneasy over Basel and beyond
2014 has not been too kind to Rafael Nadal. It all started well enough, of course: seven finals from 10 tournaments, with three titles culminating…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 10/2014
Andy Murray and David Ferrer lock horns in pursuit of Vienna and London
The Race to seal a place among the elite eight men in the world at the O2 in London in November is set to take…
ATP World Tour Finals 2014: Marin Cilic qualifies for first time
Marin Cilic, the US Open champion, has confirmed his debut appearance at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals. The 26-year-old Croat is the fifth of…
Nikolay Davydenko: no more whip-cracking tennis from retiring Russian
Nikolay Davydenko, champion at the first playing of the ATP World Tour Finals in London in 2009, threw away a small yet prescient comment when…
Rafael Nadal readies for Ronaldo poker ‘duel’ – with some Q&A on the side!
Fans of Rafael Nadal had a chance to catch up with their hero—this time away from the tennis court—when he took on ‘The World’ in…
Roger Federer: The renaissance of a ‘half-broken’ man
Roger Federer made an extraordinary admission to the assembled Shanghai press after what had been one of the most joyous victories of 2014. “I’m feeling…
Rising Stars Riske, Bencic and Diyas light up end of Asian swing
When the elite eight in women’s tennis take centre stage next week for the WTA Championships—held for the first time in Singapore—they will be joined…
Serena Williams marks 210 weeks at No1, but Sharapova in chase to top
Serena Williams is enjoying her longest continuous spell as world No1, a current run of 87 weeks, and has now overtaken Martina Hingis in the…
Stan Wawrinka qualifies for ATP World Tour Finals: four places remain
Stan Wawrinka has confirmed his place at the ATP World Tour Finals for the second year in a row. Following the release of the draws…
Roger Federer wins first Shanghai title to keep in race for year-end No1
It did not matter a jot that Roger Federer believed he had played some of his best tennis of the year to beat world No1…
Flowing Federer halts Djokovic’s China run to reach Shanghai final
It was proclaimed the blockbuster of the week at the Shanghai Masters, this much-hoped-for contest between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Djokovic stood at No1…
Shanghai’s ageless QFs: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic surge to 36th meet
Among the eight men who comprised one the oldest quarter-final line-ups in Masters or Grand Slam history, perhaps the most inevitable winners were the youngest,…
Shanghai’s ageless QFs: Lopez scores 200 over Youzhny in classy battle
It’s a number that would take some time to prove, but it’s a fair bet that quarter-final day at the prestigious Shanghai Masters boasted one…
Top dogs Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer continue to thrill Shanghai
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer began their Shanghai campaigns as the top two men in the race to the ATP World Tour Finals. By the…
One step forward, one step back as Ferrer beats Murray on and off court
What a difference a day has made to the fortunes of David Ferrer and Andy Murray. Only last week, world No5 Ferrer suffered his second…
Special day in Shanghai delivers special Djokovic, Federer and Nadal results
Glamorous Shanghai is a special city, and the Masters tournament hosted there is a special stop on the men’s tour. It has won the players’…
Dimitrov loses ground to Ferrer and Murray in Race to London
On a day and in a schedule that kept even the nimblest of tennis followers on their toes, the headlines would focus on one very…
Andy Murray impresses in Shanghai opener to set up Janowicz rematch
Tough though his draw may be, Andy Murray may reasonably expect to make a good run through the penultimate Masters tournament of the year in…
Rafael Nadal to play charity opener on new Australian Open ‘Court’
Rafael Nadal has been named ‘Friend of the Australian Open’ at the official launch of the 2015 tournament on the refurbished Margaret Court arena at…
Marin Cilic hopes for London on hold after first-round Shanghai loss
US Open champion Marin Cilic is in danger of slipping out of the top eight qualifying places for the ATP World Tour Finals unless he…
Novak Djokovic subdues Tomas Berdych on way to fifth Beijing title
The chances of the big Czech Tomas Berdych never looked that good when he took on Novak Djokovic in the final of the China Open…